Malaysia News
Govt to impose anti-dumping duties on PET plastic imports from China, Indonesia
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties ranging from 6.33% to 37.44% on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating or exported from China and Indonesia, says the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti). It said the Read more…
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Resources: Is Malaysia finally going towards a circular economy?
Malaysia has a longstanding issue of ballooning amounts of plastic waste. Some parties argue that one of the ways to address this issue is to make polluters responsible, and this has given support to the concept of extended producer responsibility Read more…
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Pulau Burung Landfill Phase 3 Project Now Under Penang Government
https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2376806
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Can Circular Innovation Crumble the Carbon Empire
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Sunway City Iskandar Puteri partners SWM Environment for first cloud-based sustainable waste management system in Johor
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 12): Sunway City Iskandar Puteri (SCIP), an ongoing 2,000-acre development in Johor by the property development division of Sunway Bhd (KL:SUNWAY) — Sunway Property, has joined forces with SWM Environment Sdn Bhd to offer the first cloud-based Read more…
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Home Company fined RM75,000 for building solid waste recycling plant without DOE approval Company fined RM75,000 for building solid waste recycling plant without DOE approval
SUNGAI PETANI (Dec 9): A company was fined RM75,000 by the Sessions Court on Monday after it admitted to building a solid waste recycling plant in July without obtaining the required Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval from the Department of Read more…
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Klang folk happy state govt and MBDK taken to task
KLANG: Residents here agree with the criticism by the Sultan of Selangor against the state government and Klang Royal City Council (MBDK) over the lack of cleanliness and constant flood problems. Pandamaran New Village resident Tan Wei Lun, 25, said Read more…
Exco Speaks
Transitioning to a circular fashion economy in Malaysia
THE fashion industry is one of the most resource-intensive sectors, significantly contributing to environmental degradation through greenhouse gas emissions, wastewater generation, and solid waste. According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), it is the second-largest consumer of water and accounts Read more…
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SPAN: Raid satellite factories too
CYBERJAYA: The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) has called on the Selangor government and environmental authorities to investigate all businesses or factories involved in recycling plastic waste, specifically in areas affected by pollution, and all areas deemed as high-risk. The Read more…